Search This Blog

Subscribe to this blog

Follow by Email

Diary of the First Crocus

February 4th, the first shoots of the first crocus appear in the garden.

February 6th, a tiny little bloom makes an appearance. Rejoice, Spring is coming!

February 9th, the sun is shining and we all turn our faces to the sun.

February 12th, Winter reminds us that it is still February.

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, February 15th, and the little crocus adds two more buds.

February 17th, a day nice enough to go outside and do some gardening.

February 20th, the little crocus is still there, but has experienced a little "wintry mix".

Today, February 23rd, a whole lot of wintry mix in the last few days, but this crocus continues, somehow. Here it is at 10:00 AM.

And here it is around 4:00 PM.Gardeners living in these 'snow zones' learn to be like the little crocus. Bloom when the sun is shining and hang on for dear life through the wintry mix and snow and cold because we know Spring is coming, eventually!

Comments

This is a great post ! I love seeing the growing appearance every few days .. I'm afraid we are still locked up in snow and ice here .. rather discouraging .. but like that crocus, I am hanging on too ! LOLJoy : )

Nice to see the "progression" all on one post. That crocus is showig more resilience than I have. I went outside an looked along the house foundation where the snow has melted only to find some common daylily shoots frozen and yellowed. Hate to say it but they represent my feelings more than the crocus right now.

Isn't it fun, being a gardener, having our hearts yanked in all directions by weather and plants? This is a fun post, and you can take comfort (I hope) in the fact that we're back in lots of snow and the only crocus I have are yours!

The Crocus knows. It's time! Smell the Spring in the air? I opened the windows for a while today. The nights are very cold but the days feel a bit balmy - there's little patches of green sprouting here and there...

Aren't crocus just the most resilient little plants. To look so delicate they are troopers. Mine still aren't appearing. I am worried about them. I would think I could see some green by now. I will just have to be patient.